Virgil Gaines

Born July 6, 1920, in Yarbrough, Ark., son of the late William Dawson and Mina Mosley Gaines, he retired as a heavy equipment operator.

Survivors include: one daughter, Janet Sue Reece of West Memphis, Ark.; one son, Virgil Maurice Gaines of West Helena, Ark.; one sister, Altha Gunn of Sikeston; and six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sons, James Arthur Gaines and Phillip Darrell Gaines; two brothers, Richard Gaines and Leslie Gaines; and two sisters, Helen Morgan and Leona Reed.